HOW TO CREATE A HOSTED WEBSITE FROM SCRATCH
What is a website?
A site (location) on the World Wide Web(internet).
The collection of web pages, images, scripts, videos and
multimedia files…
..hosted on one or multiple servers visible on the Internet.
Each Web site contains a home page…
which is the first document users see when they enter the site.
Terminologies
Webhost vs domain
Wordrpress.com vs wordpress.org
Web page vs. web post
Plug-in
Webhost vs Domain
• webhost is storage where all your files are place.
• domain name is what people type into their browser to find your site .•A name of your website
Wordpress.org vs Wordpress.com
•You host your own blog or website
•Paid hosting
• Takes care of all of the hosting for you• Free
Page vs Post
This is what you see at the navigation at the top of the site.
Serve as content that are listed in reverse chronological order on your blog’s front page
What is WP Plug In?
..are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress.
This is an example of plug in..
Tools to use to build a website
Hostgator-web hosting provider
PayPal/Credit Card
Word Press
Let’s Get Started!
Go to your favorite browser
Type: www.hostgator.com
Click “Get Started now”
Choose a plan
Click “Sign Up Now!
Step 1: Create your Account
Enter your Email here
Confirm your Email
Step 2: Choose a Domain Name, type it here
Step 3: Choose Hosting Plan
To change your Plan, Click here
Select your Billing Cycle
Type your Username here
Enter your Security Pin
Step 4: Enter your billing Info
Type your First name
Your Last Name
Your Contact Number
Your Address
Your Country/State
Your Postal code
Select your Payment Type here
Step 5: Choose Website EssentialsNote: Add on are optional
Step 6: Review your Order Details
Check Term of Service, cancellation Policy and Privacy Settings
Click “Checkout Now!”
You will directed to your PayPal account
Type in your Email address
Your password
And click Log in
This appear, review your Order
Enter your card number
Expiration date
And your CVV Code here
Check boxes and Select “Pay Now!”
Success! Payment has been process!
Go to your email account to check emails from Hostgator
Enter your password and click Sign in
Click here to open email
This is your Log in Details in HosgatorBilling Portal
Important!!!! This will be your Log in details to your
Control Panel
Go to Cpanel
Enter your Username
Enter your Password
And click “Log In”
This will appear you Sign In
How to install WordPress to your Control Panel Account?
Search for Quick Install here
Click Quick Install
This appear; Go to Popular Installs
Click WordPress; Install
Enter your Domain name by clicking dropdown box
Admin Email
Your Blog Title
Admin User
Your First Name
And Last Name
Click Install WordPress
Installation Complete!
To view your Username and Password, click here
Go to My Installs
Click Admin LogIn
This will appear, enter your log in details
Go back to your Email Account and look for Quick Install email
Get your WordPress username and password here
Or you can get it here!
This is your WordPress Dashboard
To change your password; Click “Users”
Click Generate Password
And click update Profile
To Change WordPress themes, Go to Appearance
Select themes
Click add New
This will appear, choose one…
Or you can search for your favorite theme here
Let’s choose nirvana themes
Click Install
Activate themes
Nirvana themes now activated!
To create your first blog, go back to your dashboard
Click Post; add new
Type the title of your post here
Type blog message here
You can change the size of the text; click here
Categorize your post, type it here
Publish your post!
To create a page, Click here
Click add new
Type the Title of your Page
Content of your Page
Click update
To Create another page, just click on add new
Type the Title of the Page and content
and click Update
To view your site; click here
Your pages appear here
That’s it! You’ve just created your Hosted WordPress Blog!
Always remember:
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